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JAN

KNKX - Criminal justice reform in WA starts with resentencing push, helping youths
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg says he never believed second-degree robbery should put someone behind bars for life. “I think it's important for prosecutors to admit that there may have been cases that went through their office where the result was not just," Satterberg said in a recent interview.

27
JAN

Auburn Reporter - Prosecutor charges Auburn man for assaulting a woman in Seattle
On Jan. 24, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a felony case against an Auburn man it accuses of grabbing and groping a woman while she was jogging in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood on Jan. 20.

27
JAN

Auburn Reporter - Auburn man faces burglary charge for attempted heist of laptops
On Dec. 20, 2021, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 50-year-old Donald Buchanan of Auburn with one count of second-degree burglary.

26
JAN

Seattle Weekly - King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testifies on behalf of catalytic converter theft bill, suggests additional measures
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, a representative from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testified on behalf of legislation that would aim to mitigate the rampant catalytic converter theft problem by addressing the market demand for these high-value car parts.

26
JAN

West Seattle Blog - King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office files charge in Westwood Village Target standoff
The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed a felony charge, attempted first-degree kidnapping, in last Friday night’s six-hour standoff at the Westwood Village Target store.

25
JAN

B-Town Blog - Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testifies on how to curb demand for catalytic converter theft
On Tuesday morning, Jan. 25, 2022, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testified on how Senate Bill 5495 can be strengthened to curb the demand for catalytic converters that are illegally stolen and then sold throughout Washington State.

21
JAN

Capitol Hill Seattle Blog - Man charged in Capitol Hill apartment attack and rape
A 21-year-old man has been charged with rape in a daytime attack on a woman inside her Capitol Hill apartment.

20
JAN

KOMO4 - Man faces charges, accused of throwing a child, pushing a woman into Lake Washington
On Thursday, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed four felony charges against Chaz R. Butler, 33, who is accused of taking an 18-month old child from her mother and pushing the mother and another woman into Lake Washington Monday.

15
JAN

KOMO 4 - Man charged with first-degree murder in Kent shooting
On Friday, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a first-degree murder charge against Corniche L. Washington who is accused of fatally shooting 39-year-old Antonio Wells Sr at a bus stop in Kent last year.

12
JAN

Patch - Man Accused In Bellevue Burglary Spree Faces Felony Charges
A man accused in a rash of late-night residential burglaries on the Eastside was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for arraignment on several felony charges. Alexander Mischenko, 21, of Bellevue, faces more than a dozen potential felonies, including several counts referred by the Bellevue Police Department in late December.

11
JAN

KIRO 7 - Man charged in armed robbery spree at 12 King County banks and businesses
A man was charged with 12 counts of first-degree robbery in what prosecutors say was a two-month armed robbery spree at 12 banks and businesses in King County.

8
JAN

West Seattle Blog - CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Stolen-car suspect charged
A week and a half ago, we reported on the arrest of a 31-year-old man found in a damaged stolen Chevy Suburban partly blocking traffic at California/Fauntleroy. The suspect, Aaron E. McCord, is still in jail, and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed a felony charge of stolen-vehicle possession against him.

King County Prosecutor
Leesa Manion (she/her)

Phone:
206-477-1200
Email:
Prosecuting.Attorney@kingcounty.gov

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